Gearing.



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GEARING.

APPLIUATION FILED MAR.13, 1908.

91 3,652 Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

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GEARING.-

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13. 1908.

9 1 3 ,652. Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

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UNITED srAr'Es PATENT onnion.

' THOMAS .LWINANS, OFBINGHAMTON, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE NINETEENHUNDRED WASHER COMPANY, OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK.

GEARING.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J;. WINANs, a citizen of 'the' United States,residing at -Binghamton, in the.county of Broome and oscillation.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved means-of drivingan oscillating clothes receiver, and at the same time to "utilize aportion of that means for the purpose of strengthening the framework ofthe machine. I

A further object of the invention is to do away with the multiplicity ofbevel gears a detail section of Fig. 2.

and the like that are customarily used in machines of this characterwherein the o crating handleor pulley is located at some distance fromthe oscillating mechanism and provide a simple and direct form of con-.

nection between the operating handle on the pulley and the oscillatingmechanism.

' Theinvention consists of a sin le pair of intermeshing gears mountedin a bracket or casingin such position on the machine that the bracketacts asa bracing between two of the frame members.

The invention further consists of certain novel features of constructionand arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, and s ecifically claimed. I

In t e accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a' partial side elevation of awashing machine equipped in accordance with this in-v vention. Fig. 2 isa detail plan view thereof with the casing cover removed. Fig. 3 is Fig.4 is a plan View of hi 1 with the tub' removed. Fig. 5 is a deta planview of a modified form of %he device. Fig. 6 is a side elevation .of

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

The numeral 10 indicates a clothes container which may be of any desiredkind, as it forms no-part of the present invention. This clothescontainer is mounted for oscillatorymovement on a frame member 11' byvmeans of a suitable mechanism-indicated at- Specification of LettersPatent.

A Application filed March 13, 1908. Serial No. 420,860.

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Patented Feb. 23,-1909.

12. It isto be understood that although there is here shown a specialform of such mechanism it is not desired to confine the presentinvention to the use of this form, but any other is equally well adaptedto be used in this connection. Connected to the member 11 of the frameis a frame member 13 and a gear casing 14 is mounted in the angle of theframe members and arran ed by suitable connections therewith, here shownas bolts members.

In the form of the device shown in Figs. 2 and 3, bearings 16 are formedin this casing,

. and a shaft 17, is mounted therein. A worm 18 is held upon said shaftto rotatethere- 15, to act as'a brace or bracketfor said with. The shaft17 is arranged to projectthrough the casing and the member 13 and hasmounted upon the outer end thereof operating means here shown as apulley 19.

placed by a crank handle, if desired. A

It is obvious that this pulley may be remounted thereon and meshing withthe worm 18. A crank arm hub 22 is formed in the gear 21 and a crank arm23 is held therein, the outer end of said arm being connected with theoperating mechanism 12. A cover 24 is provided for the rear casing toprotect'the gears from water and exposure, the casing being cut away topermit the assage therethrough ofthe crank arm 23. n the form of'thedevice illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6,- the casing before referred to isshown replaced-bya bracket 25, and this bracket is secured to the framemembers as in the previous case.

Mounted on the bracket 25 is a shaft 26 carried in suitable bearingtherein, and this shaft is provided with operating means 27 as in theother form of thedevice, the shaft projecting through the member 13 forthat A bevel pinion 28 is mounted on the inner end of this shaft A shaft29 is held in a suitable bearing in the bracket and carries a gear 30meshing with a pinion 28. A'crank arm hub 31 is formed in this ear forthe reception of the crank arm 32, w 'ch is connected in the usualmanner to the operating mechanism 12. 25 and casing 14 are provided witha suitable pin 33 arranged to receive one end of the sprin It is obviousthat the bracket 25 may Both the bracket be provided with extendedsides-and a 1 suitable cover, or that the casing 14 may be modified toreceive the bevel gear instead of the worm wheel.

It will be seen that in the operation of this device, the connectionbetween the crank arm and the driving pulley is as direct as possible,but one pair of gears being interposed and this being necessary in orderto. convert rotary motion in a vertical plane of the pulley tooscillating motion in a horizontal plane of the tub.

It Will further be obvious that while. in

i this description gear casing 14 is referred to,

yet the same in its relation to the members 1 l and 13 of the frame willconstitute the bracket as fully as Will the other form of the device. 1

What is claimed is:-

1. In a Washing machine, an oscillating member a, frame comprisingmembers in angular relation, a bracket arranged to fit one of the anglesand attached to the ad- 'jacent members, bearings formed on saidbracket, shafts held in said bearings, gears on said shafts, meansattached to one of said shafts to operate itsgear, and a -p'itmanconnecting the other gear and the oscillating member. Y

shaft carried in, said bearings extending through said side member, asecond shaft-,-a driving gear on the first shaft, a driven gear on thesecond shaft, operating means on the firstshaft, a crank pin hub on thesecond gear, av crank arm attached to the ,driven gear, and'me'ans toconnect saidlcrank arm to said reciprocating element.

In testimony that I claim the/foregoing as my'own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence oftwo Witnesses. a

\ THOMAS J. WINANS.

Witnesses; I l

HARRY L. BARKER, WALLACE H. SoU'rnWoRrH.

